Can a green cloud still be a reliable cloud?

June 28, 2012 Published by  SearchCloudProvider.com Cloud Provider Essentials The energy efficient data center: Balance hype, social responsibility Gina Narcisi, News Writer Green cloud computing can help a provider cut costs and market to environmentally conscious customers. But cloud providers must balance the hype surrounding green and corporate social-responsibility initiatives with their ultimate requirement -- highly available and reliable cloud services for their customers. The concept of "going green" is gaining momentum across all industries -- and cloud computing is no exception. Many customers want to reduce their environmental footprint, and are turning to cloud providers who offer green cloud computing and energy efficient data centers. HOW GREEN ARE YOUR SERVERS? 'Hipster' clouds: Non-mainstream storage solutions Two relatively new cloud storage providers, ownCloud and Cubby, are offering options that cater to the user looking for unconventional storage options. MORE ON ALTERNATIVE CLOUD SERVICES Cloud providers court MSPs for cloud ecosystems Wholesalers and software vendors are building cloud ecosystems with smaller cloud providers and managed service providers (MSPs) that are hungry for customers but starved for resources. CLOUD ECOSYSTEMS: WHAT'S THE ATTRACTION?  ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchCloudProvider.com, part of the TechTarget network. TechTarget provides IT professionals with the resources they need to perform their jobs: Web sites, newsletters, forums, blogs, white papers, webcasts, events and more. Copyright 2012 TechTarget. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. If you no longer wish to receive Cloud Provider Essentials from SearchCloudProvider.com click to unsubscribe. Unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. Contact Us: SearchCloudProvider.com Member Services 275 Grove Street Newton, MA 02466 Contact: Webmaster@techtarget.com When you access content from this newsletter, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content as described in our Privacy Policy.